In Mwalimu : Why financial literacy counts in schools

In an effort to improve financial literacy in Uganda, a financial literacy strategy incorporated into the curriculum is being rolled out in schools. Experts say the strategy will have positive ripple effects on the entire economy. Get details in Mwalimu on Wednesday.

Are Ugandans children reading less?
IT is five minutes past midday and children are about to break off for lunch. A group of visiting inspectors are ushered into a Primary Five classroom at Kibiri day and boarding primary school.

With the ‘Morning salutation' of the children by their teacher, they all respond in affirmative. But, it is already afternoon. Save for the fact that there is a clock in their class, they can hardly tell time.  This partly confirms the finding of the 2016 Uwezo report, with studied the learning competencies of learners in Uganda. The report, whose finding were released a few months ago, reveals that only three out of 10 pupils can read an English story and do division of Primary two level.

As Ugandans, for the fourth year running, uniquely drop whatever they will be doing at 11am on Wednesday, to read any book or any available material, it is a reminder that we still have a serious assignment of refocusing our country's citizens to reading, due to its related value. What are the values? See Mwalimu Lead story on Wednesday.